I have my first Son on the way and my wife and I are thinking about naming him hadrian. We were wondering if that was the kind of name that would get him teased later in life?
2006-12-10 15:38:55 · 15 answers · asked by Brandon 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
Hayden sounds better to me.
2006-12-10 16:02:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do think immediately of Hadrian's Wall, but I doubt that would be happening in kindergarten. In my opinion, Hadrian isn't a name that will make your son an obvious target for bullies.
Like the previous posters, I think the worst thing about the name is that people will constantly make the mistake of calling him Adrian. He'll have to deal with this all his life, and that gets old after a while.
I hate to say anything negative about Hadrian at all. I think it's a cool choice.
2006-12-11 10:29:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't like the name Hadrian. It reminds me of Hades....or a painful tropical disease ("Did you hear? Mildred went to the Philippenes and came back with a terrible case of Hadrian! Her entire body is covered in sores." "Oh my, that's awful--and there's no known cure for Hadrian yet."). And people will always think it's Adrian and he'll have to correct them. I am a fan of names that can be made into nicknames, and there's really nothing you can shorten Hadrian into. And, even though it goes against my penchant for nicknameable names, I do like the suggestion of Hayden.
CONGRATULATIONS on the little one and good luck in naming your baby! (And if you do name your kid Hadrian, forget all that stuff I said about tropical diseases.) :)
2006-12-11 00:51:57 · answer #3 · answered by lanterne_rouge 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love that name, but I am not a good one to ask. Unless a name obviously rhymes with something funny, I don't see any harm in having it be unique. In fact, I think it is better. But many people who were teased as kids don't feel that way, so I'm sure they will chime in here. Hadrian was a pretty cool emperor - peace through strength.
2006-12-10 23:44:23 · answer #4 · answered by braennvin2 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would not name a boy Hadrian because so many people will call him Adrian. Not that they will tease him, but his whole life he will be correcting people, "No it's Hadrian, not Adrian".
2006-12-11 03:41:18 · answer #5 · answered by True Blue 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
kids will be picked on regardless of their name, so it really doesn't matter. Hadrian is a great name, if you like it, give it to him. It may however be hard for people to remember, he'll probably be called adrian a lot.
2006-12-10 23:49:07 · answer #6 · answered by sleepywilly 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hadrian was, the third of the five so-called "good Roman emperors", so he probally would get teased a lot
2006-12-13 12:05:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like Adrien and Hayden but Hadrian just doesn't sound right - reminds me of a fire hydrant. It is also the name of a company that make toilet parts.
2006-12-11 00:16:25 · answer #8 · answered by pebble 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I don't like it but don't hate it. People will probably leave off the H and say Adrian. He will have to explain the H all his life.
2006-12-11 01:03:09 · answer #9 · answered by winkcat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES!! please dont name him Hadrian, if u MUST u can call him Adrian, but changing the spelling to Hadrian sounds pretentious.
2006-12-11 07:21:02 · answer #10 · answered by Sherona B 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yep...it sounds like someone's saying Adrian with a hack or something, kids will call him Adrian all the time...
2006-12-11 00:21:47 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋